Many people often feel resistance when they hear that skin care products contain alcohol. "Alcohol is irritating", "Skin care products that contain alcohol will ruin their face" and other rumors, which make people avoid them.
Is alcohol really that terrible? Can skin care products that contain alcohol really not be used?
The role of alcohol in skin care products
Solvent role
Alcohol is a very good solvent that can dissolve various ingredients together. Sometimes in order to extract certain whitening ingredients, some alcohol is also added.
promotes skin absorption
alcohol can help us open the sebum membrane, change the oil state of the skin, make the active ingredients easier to be absorbed by the stratum corneum, and let the skin care ingredients penetrate deep into the skin for better absorption and function.
optimizes the feeling of use. It takes time to penetrate the active ingredients in
skin care products. The longer the time, the more sticky the skin feels. Through the volatilization of alcohol, it can cause the illusion of absorption, and at the same time it will be more refreshing to use.
Alcohol will ruin your face?
Skin care products containing alcohol will not cause bad face. The reason why says "alcohol will bad face" is mainly because people who shouldn't use it use it.
Alcohol is considered an irritating ingredient. For people who have skin diseases or have more sensitive skin, long-term use of alcohol-containing skin care products can cause skin sensitivity or aggravate existing diseases.
Sensitive skin and dry skin should stay away from skin care products containing alcohol.
Healthy skin with normal stratum corneum, as well as oily, mixed, and acne-prone skin, as long as it is used normally and not excessively, it will not produce irritation, but will feel refreshed and comfortable. How does
identify the alcohol in skin care products?
1️⃣ ⃣ Look at the ingredient list
regular brand skin care products will mark the formula ingredients as required. Whether the skin care products have alcohol or not, you can know at a glance.
2️⃣ Smell
If the skin care product does contain highly irritating alcohol, it is easy to smell, and you can make a preliminary judgment with your nose. Even if it contains only a little bit, you don’t need to shake it to identify it.